[5] “The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them. [6] The realm of the dead is naked before God; Destruction lies uncovered. [7] He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. [8] He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight. [9] He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his clouds over it. [10] He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness. [11] The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke. [12] By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces. [13] By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the gliding serpent. [14] And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
